Determination of Tropifexor in Beagle Dog Plasma by UPLC-MS/MS and Its Application in Pharmacokinetics by Yan-Ding Su, Xin-Yi Wei, Xiao-Hang Su, Ghulam Woshur, Xiao-Nan Geng, Xiang-Jun Qiu

“…Finally, the pharmacokinetic profile of tropifexor in beagle dog plasma following oral administration of 0.33 mg/kg tropifexor was determined by using the method facilitated in this work.…”
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The cholesterol metabolite 25-hydroxycholesterol suppresses porcine deltacoronavirus via lipophagy inhibition and mTORC1 modulation by Jia-lu Zhang, Xue-fei Wang, Jia-lin Li, Cong Duan, Jiu-feng Wang

“…The results revealed that 25HC decreased free cholesterol (FC) levels but increased triglyceride (TG) levels in PDCoV-infected cells and piglets. …”
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Investigation of the Thermal Improvement and the Kinetic Analysis of the Enriched Coal by Selma Duzyol, Cem Sensogut

“…Each fraction was, then, processed in the dense mediums with the specific gravities of 1.20, 1.30, 1.40, 1.50, and 1.60 g/cm3, respectively. The thermal behaviour of the floated materials from the float and sink process was investigated in detail with the thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and the differential thermogravimetric analysis (DTG). …”
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Hypolipidemic Effect of Chloroform Extract of Lagenaria siceraria: Potential Inhibitory Activity of Phytochemicals Targeting the HMG-CoA Reductase Revealed by Molecular Docking and Simulation Studies by Qudsia Kanwal, Mahmood Ahmed, Atiq Ur-Rehman, Aneela Anwar, Samiah Shahid, Atif Shahzad, Attaullah Shah Bukhari, Muhammad Ahmad, Numan Yousaf, Muhammad Muddassar

“…The experimental animals did not display any acute toxicity. Atorvastatin (10 mg/kg bw) was used as a standard drug. Administration of Lagenaria siceraria extract lowers the total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and low-density lipoproteins-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels whereas elevating the high-density lipoproteins-cholesterol (HDL-C) level. …”
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Thermal behavior of polymeric nickel(II) oxalate complex obtained through nickel(II) nitrate/ethylene glycol reaction by Niculescu Mircea, Pascariu Mihai-Cosmin, Racu Andrei, Taranu Bogdan-Ovidiu

“…The thermolysis was conducted in both dynamic oxidative and inert atmospheres by simultaneously applying thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermogravimetry (DTG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). …”
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PfFBXO1 is essential for inner membrane complex formation in Plasmodium falciparum during both asexual and transmission stages by Sreelakshmi K. Sreenivasamurthy, Carlos Gustavo Baptista, Christopher M. West, Ira J. Blader, Jeffrey D. Dvorin

“…In Toxoplasma gondii, the FBXO1 homolog, TgFBXO1, is essential for the development of the daughter cell scaffold and a component of the daughter cell IMC. …”
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A Novel Superabsorbent Polymer from Crosslinked Carboxymethyl Tragacanth Gum with Glutaraldehyde: Synthesis, Characterization, and Swelling Properties by Yahya Bachra, Ayoub Grouli, Fouad Damiri, Mohammed Talbi, Mohammed Berrada

“…Subsequently, swelling studies were performed using free swelling capacity (FSC) and centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) techniques in distilled water, tap water, and saline solution. The results showed that the CRC of the new material is not less than 42.1 g/g, which was observed for a ratio of 20% by weight of GA to CMTG. …”
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Three Methods of Recanalization in a Model of the Middle Cerebral Artery: Thrombus Aspiration via a 4F Catheter, Thrombus Aspiration via the GP T... by Christopher Tennuci, Gillian Pearce, Julian Wong, Sanjeev Nayak, Tom Jones, Frank Lally, Christine Roffe

“…An occlusive thrombus (lamb's blood) was introduced into the MCA of a model of the cerebral circulation perfused with Hartmann's solution (80 pulsations/min, mean pressure 90 mm Hg). Three methods of clot retrieval were tested: thrombus aspiration via a 4F catheter (n=26), thrombus aspiration via the GP thrombus aspiration device (GPTAD) (n=30), and mechanical thrombectomy via the Solitaire Device (n=30). …”
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Clinical and Biochemical Features Used to Classify Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes: A Scoping Review by Ulagamadesan Venkatesan, Anandakumar Amutha, Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Ranjit Unnikrishnan, Bagavandas Mappillairajan, Viswanathan Mohan

“…Biochemical markers beyond C-peptide, such as serum level of adiponectin, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein–cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), Total cholesterol, fasting and postprandial plasma glucose, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), provide supplementary information for classification. …”
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Effects of Extract from Cole Pollen on Lipid Metabolism in Experimental Hyperlipidemic Rats by Yue Geng, Wen-li Tu, Jing-jing Zhang, Liang Zhang, Jian Zhang

“…After four weeks of perfusion diets into stomach, the rats were executed, and lipid levels of serum and hepatic tissue were detected. The serum levels of TC and TG were significantly lower in the pollen extract groups and MC group than in HFC group. …”
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Evaluation of Serum Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 as a Potential Biomarker in Thyroid Cancer by Zhigang Hu, Pengxin Zhao, Kaili Zhang, Leilei Zang, Haiying Liao, Weiyuan Ma

“…VAP-1 concentrations negatively correlated with serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels in thyroid cancer patients (r=-0.81; p<0.001). …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Multivariate optimization of removing of cobalt(II) with an efficient aminated-GMA polypropylene adsorbent by induced-grafted polymerization under simultaneous g... by Fatemeh Maleki, Mobina Gholami, Rezvan Torkaman, Meisam Torab-Mostaedi, Mehdi Asadollahzadeh

“…The maximum adsorption capacity from Langmuir isotherm capacity is obtained equal to 68.02 mg/g.…”
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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Women Population Covered by Health Centers in Ardabil by Leli Avesta, Sina Rasoolzadeh, Mahdi Naeim, Aziz Kamran

“…The mean intake of fruits and vegetables was 1.9 ± 0.9 and 2.1 ± 1.07 unit/day, respectively, and meat was 286.6 ± 174.6 grams per week. The mean of HDL, LDL, TG, cholesterol, and FBS were 43.6 ± 10.4, 101.28 ± 26.3, 159.89 ± 54.01, 185.99 ± 37.9, and 94.62 ± 13.3 mg/dl, respectively. …”
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Ectopic Fat and Insulin Resistance: Pathophysiology and Effect of Diet and Lifestyle Interventions by M. Snel, J. T. Jonker, J. Schoones, H. Lamb, A. de Roos, H. Pijl, J. W. A. Smit, A. E. Meinders, I. M. Jazet

“…The storage of triglyceride (TG) droplets in nonadipose tissues is called ectopic fat storage. …”
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Autologous Serum Skin Test versus Autologous Plasma Skin Test in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria by Aysegul Alpay, Nilgün Solak Tekin, Ishak Özel Tekin, H. Cevdet Altinyazar, Rafet Koca, Saniye Çınar

“…No statistically significant differences were noted in thyroid autoantibodies between the patient and control groups (anti-TG P=0.317; anti-TPO P=0.269). We consider that the ASST and APST can both be used as in vivo tests for the assessment of autoimmunity in the etiology of CSU and that thyroid autoantibodies should be checked even when thyroid function tests reveal normal results in patients with CSU.…”
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A Theoretical and Experimental Study on Esterification of Citric Acid with the Primary Alcohols and the Hydroxyl Groups of Cellulose Chain (n = 1-2) in Parched Condition by Dang T. Nguyen, Quan T. Pham

“…Esterification of citric acid (CA) with the primary alcohols and the hydroxyl groups of cellulose chain (n = 1-2) in parched condition were investigated by using density functional theory (DFT) method and a two-layer ONIOM approach. Geometry and energy of reactants, products, and transition state (TS) structures were optimized at B3LYP/6-311g (d, p) level and ONIOM (B3LYP/6-311g (d, p):PM3MM) level. …”
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The Hyperlipidemia Caused by Overuse of Glucocorticoid after Liver Transplantation and the Immune Adjustment Strategy by Xueqin Meng, Xinhua Chen, Liming Wu, Shusen Zheng

“…The acute rejection had no significant difference between short and long term groups, while TG, HDL, LDL, and glucose showed significant change in the long term group (P<0.05). …”
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Spatial Variations in PAHs and Nitro-PAHs Bound to Total Suspended Solids in Urban Locations in Taiwan by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Bo-Wun Huang, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

“…Analysis was performed using a gas chromatograph tandem mass spectrometer (GC-MS/MS) Agilent 7890A GC, USA, equipped with a ZB-EPA-EU 30 m × 0.25 mm × 0.20 µm, column (Agilent, J&W, USA), coupled to Waters Xevo TQ-S (Waters, UK). The concentrations of PAHs and nitro-PAHs bound to TSP increased southward, whereby the mean ∑TSP-bound PAHs were 723.2 pg m−3, 1633 pg m−3 and 1810 pg m−3, while ∑TSP-bound nitro-PAHs were 50 pg m−3, 107 pg m−3, and 209 pg m−3, for the study area A in Tainan, B in north Kaohsiung, and C, in south Kaohsiung, respectively. …”
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Is the Occurrence or Reversal of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Associated with Long-Term Helicobacter pylori Infection among Chinese Adults? A Cohort Study by Xia-Xia Zhao, Rui-Ling Wang, Ming-Hao Liu, Xiao-jun Huang

“…Besides, the incidence of uric acid, postprandial blood glucose, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C, and fasting plasma glucose was significantly different between the two groups (p<0.001), but no difference was found in alanine aminotransferase (ALT), liver-total protein, urea nitrogen, and cholesterol (p>0.05). …”
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Short-Term Feeding of Fibre-Enriched Biscuits: Protective Effect against Hepatotoxicity in Diabetic Rats by Ochuko L. Erukainure, Osaretin A. T. Ebuehi, Folasade O. Adeboyejo, Olufunmilola O. Oladunmoye, Muhammad Aliyu, Okukwe C. Obode, Tosin Olasehinde, Gloria N. Elemo

“…Induction of diabetes led to increased hepatic level of cholesterol, triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein (LDL), and lipid peroxidation and decreased activities of glutathione (GSH), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and HDL level. …”
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